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*Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-20411
AMADO A. SOTO; ET AL
Plaintiffs,
VERSUS
H. H. COFFIELD, Chairman Texas Board
Of Corrections at Rockdale, Tx; et al
Defendants,
DAN MORALES, Attorney General for the
State of Texas; JACQUELINE LEE HANEY,
Assistant Attorney General
for the State of Texas
Appellants.
Appeals from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Texas
(H-73-CV-900)
May 24, 2000
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES and PARKER, Circuit Judges:
PER CURIAM*
After due consideration of the record, the briefs of the
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parties and oral argument, we find that the district court abused
its discretion in finding that Appellants Dan Morales and
Jacqueline Lee Haney were in contempt of court and further abused
its discretion in imposing sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 11, 28 U.S.C. § 1927, or under the court's inherent
powers.
The findings of contempt and the sanctions imposed are
VACATED.
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